Garment-supporter.



No. 642,243. Patented Jan. 30, I900. S. A. MOULTON &. L. M. JONES.

GARMENT SUPPURTER.

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GARMENT SUPPORTER.

SIPEUIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,248, dated January 30, 1900. Application filed September 16, 1898. Serial No. 691,073. (No model.)

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, SARAH A. MOULTON and LOIS M. JONES, citizens of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Supporters and Holders; and we do hereby declare the following to be full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improved garment supporter and holder; and its object is to provide the same with certain new and useful features hereinafter more fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Our invention consists,essentially, in a belt, a plate slidably attached to the belt, hangers pivotally attached to the plate, means for adjustably attaching said hangers to a corset or other garment, and a plurality of means for attaching skirts to the plate, as will more fully appear by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows our device as arranged for use with a corset and an ordinary dress-waist Fig. 2, the same as used in conjunction with a shirt-waist. Fig. 3 is a perspective of our device detached; Fig. 4, a detail showingthe manner of engaging and holding a shirt-waist by means of our device; Fig. 5, a sectional detail showing the means for securing the hangers to a corset or other article, and Fig. 6 a detail of the fastener for so securing the same.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

A represents a narrow belt, of webbing or other suitable material,provided with a b uckle A or other suitable fastening.

B is a flat rectangular plate somewhat wider than the belt and of suitable length to span the lacing-gap of the corset and slidably attached to the belt, preferably by means of transverse slots 0 near each end of the plate, through which the belt passes, extending along the inner surface of the plate and outward through said slots. This plate is also provided with studs F F near each end and near its upper side to engage suitable eyes G, attached to the waistband of the outer skirt N. Said studs are also adapted to engage the shirt-waist P and hold it, as illustrated in Fig. 4, or, if preferred, buttonholes may be made in the shirt-waist to receive the studs for the same purpose. Near the middle of the plate B and near its lower edge is an opening D to receive a hook E on the band of the underskirt M. Said opening has a horizontally-extended straight lower side, whereby the hook will readily engage the same if not exactly in the middle of the length of the plate B. Two openings 0 C are provided near the respective ends of the plate B, in which to insert hooks to support abustle. (Notshowu) The latter openings may be dispensed with and said hooks inserted in the lower ends of the slots 0 O. Said plate is also provided with hangers by which to suspend it from a corset or other article of apparel. Said hangers consist of strips H, pivoted at their lower ends to the plate B, and each provided with a series of openings I, in which to insert suitable fasteners to pivotally attach the hangers to a corset or other garment, which fasteners are preferably as shown in Fig. 6, and consist of a disk K, having two prongs L L, projectin g from one face thereof, arranged parallel to each other and close together and adapted to be bent outward in opposite directions. These fasteners are inserted in opposite 1a cing-eyelets in the corset or in suitable eyelets in any waist, shoulder-braces, or other article if such is used, and with the prongs L passing outward through the same and through suitable openings I in the hangers to adjust the plate 13 to the proper level. The prongs L L are then bent down oppositely upon the surface of the hangers, which are thus pivotally and securely attached to and supported by the corset or other article, as the case may be. If these hangers are not used, they can be turned down between the belt and plate out of the way. lVhen used with the shirt-waist P, openings P P are provided at each side of the shirt-waist, through which each end of the belt A is passed from within outward, the back portion of the belt, together with the plate B and its attachments, being inside the shirt-waist, where it can be attached to the corset or underwaist, the remainder of the belt being outside of the shirt-waist. The

attached, combined with pivoted hangers attached to said plate at their lower ends and provided at their upper ends with corset-attaching devices, the plate being also provided with a plurality of skirt-attaching means, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signa- 15 tures in presence of two witnesses.

SARAH A. MOULTON. LOIS M. JONES.

Witnesses:

N. P. RALEIGH, LUTHER V. MOULTON. 

